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  Administration launches $1 billion health care initiative

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 15, 2013

  The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a $1 billion initiative to bring down health care costs and improve health care delivery.

• Meet the 2013 Broker of the Year

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 1, 2013

  As health care costs continue to climb, Aaron Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies in Westminster, Md., is dedicated to helping his clients battle these higher rates with creative solutions that focus on employee health along with his full line of ancillary products.

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  6 ways to reject bad ideas ...

  By Curt Wang  |  November 23, 2012

  When it comes to gaining influence, remember the law of reciprocity. The more you support others, the more they will support you.

• Small-business benefits offer health care savings

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 13, 2012

  While U.S. small-business owners are evaluating their year-end business performance and defining objectives for next year, they also should examine how their existing benefits programs take care of primary financial concerns, especially as managing health care costs is the most important human resources issue for small businesses, according to the...

• Why LTCI makes sense and how to make it work

  By Jay Starkman, Dorothy Miraglia  |  November 7, 2012

  Long-term care insurance has been a difficult product to sell for some time, and recent events have called its marketability further into question.

• An unexpected journey

  By Jay Starkman and Dorothy Miraglia  |  November 2, 2012

  Long-term care insurance has been a difficult product to sell for some time, and recent events have called its marketability further into question.

• Foreclosure crisis hits older Americans hard

  By Josh Lederman, Associated Press  |  July 19, 2012

  More than 1.5 million older Americans have already lost their homes, many having burned through their retirement savings.

• Tough love

  By Denis Storey  |  April 1, 2012

  It’s against this backdrop of regulatory and economic uncertainty that a company such as The American Worker has managed to flourish since its inception.

• Newkirk releases tools to help sponsors, participants understand fee disclosure

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  December 12, 2011

  Newkirk has released new communication tools designed to help plan sponsors alleviate participant confusion around upcoming fee disclosure rules and minimize potential call center inquiries.

• Top 5 comments this week

  By BenefitsPro staff  |  November 18, 2011

  We hear you.